THE SOCIAL ROUND.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 296, 14 December 1931, Page 9

THE SOCIAL ROUND.

Gatherings Held in the Town and Country. STUDIO DANCE. A delightful dance was held on Saturday night at Miss Mary Menzie’s studio, which was specially decorated with bowls of lovely roses and delphiniums. Miss Mary Menzies wore a pretty frock in Empire style of cherry satin, rucked at the high waistline, and encircled with a narrow belt. Miss Egidia Menzies was in a dainty floral ninon frock mounted on royal blue with a blue belt to tone. Those present were:—Mr and Mrs J. G. L. Vernon, Mr and Mrs L. P. Symes. Mr and Mrs Guy Nicol, Mr and Mrs Clive Packer-Dowst, Dr and Mrs Frank Scott, Dr and Mrs A. C. Thomson, Misses Betty Guthrie, Joy Nicholls, Dorothy Day, Joan and Anne Cooper, Phyllis Francis, Nancy Salmond, Betty Nancarrow, Ruth and Norah Haggitt, Nancy Alloway, Patricia Powrie, Margery Studholme, Kathleen Hoare, Alice Madden, Joan Maling, Elizabeth Harris, Sheila Pemberton, Frances M’Cann, Quita Cordner, Norah and Nancy Deans (Kirkstyle), Rosemary Harley, Marjorie Moon, Cara Pinckney (Timaru) and Mollie Miller (Invercargill) ; Messrs Leo Reeves, Tim Studholme, Alan Graham, Guy Barnett, Alan Menzies, E. Macandrew, Jack Lawrence, Paul Paseoe, W. Day, R. David, H. B. Banks, lan Maclaine, Eric Wight, Tyndall Harman, George Milne, John Laing, Peter Reece, Basil Smythe, R. J. S. Bean, Jim White, Frank Hogg, Geoffrey Edwards, Desmond Dunnet, Ross Wood, M. Rumbold, Joe and Jim Ward, Hugh Thompson, Geoffrey Fairhurst and Denis Anderson. Kitchen Evening. An enjoyable evening was spent at the Triangle tea rooms, Little River, recently, when the friends of Miss Grace Fahey, who is to be married this month, entertained her at a kitchen evening. The bride-elect was the recipient of many useful gifts. The evening was spent in games, cards and competitions, the latter being won by Miss Mary Cradock and Desmond Radford, and Miss Grace Fahey and Mr A. Dawber. Euchre prizes were won as follows: Ladies, Miss R. Fahey; men, Mr C. Dobbs; consolation prizes, Mrs A. Lowden and Mr A. Dawber. Those present were:—Mesdames Fahey, Steans, A. Lowden, J. Keenan, P. Fallon, S. Barclay, Leo Fahey, A. Radford, T. Brankin, Flynn and Dawber, Misses Rout, E. Harty, L. Le Compte, C. Steans, J. Cradock, K. Archer, Breitmeyer, G. Lowden, N. Radford, Walcelin, M. Cradock and M. Keenan, Messrs Aitken, Baines, Radford, L. Thompson, L. Brietmeyer, G. Rout, O. Gardener, L. Fahey, T. Fahey, C. Dobbs, Steans, Brankin, Dawber, J. Keenan, D. Radford, P. Steans, W. Tipping, Iv. Radford, R. Harrison, P. Fallow and A. Lowden. Surprise Party. A surprise party visited Mr and Mrs G. Iloskin, Loburn, at their new home on Thursday evening. An enjoyable time was spent with games, music and competitions. A treasure hunt was won by Mrs Macleod, other competitions being won by Mrs Montgomery and Misses Josephine James and Olwyn Croft, and Mr D. Hoslcin. Those present were:—Mr and Mrs Hoskin, Mr and Mrs ITassell, Mr and Mrs Webb, Mr and Mrs Brown, Mr and Mrs James, Mr and Mrs Macleod, Mr and Mrs Galletly, Mr and Mrs Bradley, Mesdames Montgomery, Goldsbury and Greenwood, Misses Maud Barber, Jessie , and Madge Montgomery, Una and : Olwyn Croft, Marion Hassell, Doreen Cook, Connie Galletly and Josephine James, Messrs D. Hoskin, H. Henry, J. Montgomery, B. Cook and T. Hassell.